Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-11
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

There is a message at the Western Union
Telegraph Office for John Healy
The amateur dramatic entertainments
| given recently at the Metropolitan Theater
for the benefit of the Howards netted $l72.
| The Capital Turf Club has settled I'D the
accounts of its spring meeting, held last
week, and had about $50 left in the treas
ury.
Billy Appleby's string of race horses,
which came here to contest in the Turf
| Clubs races, were yesterday shipped back
| to Santa Clara county.
| The Yolo County Board of Education
| will hold an examination TO test the quail
| fications of applicants tor teachers certifi-
Gates on the oath. 18th and Goth instants.
There was good attendance yesterday at
the Lutheran and st. Paul Sunday-school
picnics, held respectively at Richmond and
East Park Groves, and everything passed
off satisfactorily.
The Governor has appointed Notaries
Public as follows: w. w. Kellogg, Quincy,
Plumas county; Daniel Gettens, Dobbins'
Ranch, Yuba county; Frank d. Adams,
Auburn; j. w. Mackall, Lakeport.
A battalion drill was had last evening at
Armory Hall, all the companies of the
First Artillery Regiment in this city par
ticipating. 1t was conducted by Colonel
Guthrie, assisted by other regimental Off
GERS.
Many delegates to the International Con-
vention, Y. M. c. A, passed through to
San Francisco yesterday, besides those
from this city, and about forty from the
East are expected by this mornings express
train.
These arrests were made yesterday
]. J. Smith, by officer Rowland, for being
drunk; Chas. Wilson, by officer O'Meara,
for malicious mischief; Jim Higgins, by
officers Mclaughlin and Franks, for vag-
rancy.
During the twenty-four hours ending at
I A. II. yesterday the rainfall at the upper
end of the California and Oregon Railroad
was quite heavy, amounting at Redding to
LIS inches. On the hill' about half an
inch of rain fell, and at the summit about
two inches of snow.
1t the Woodland Gun Clubs monthly
clay pigeon shoot, held last Sunday, seven
members participated, shooting at twenty
five BIRDS The scores were remarkably
good being as follows: Wyckoff. "a: l..
Baird, %; j. Baird, 10; Dinsdale, 20; Bar
ney, %; Watkins, %; jackson, %.
The Hussar Band serenaded the Y. NJ. c.
A. Monday evening. After playing some
excellent music in front of the hall they
were invited inside by the Secretary, Mr..
Hesketh, and Hospitality entertained. This
band, under the conductorShip of Mr.. Hol-
brook, has become one of the best in the
State.
The wrecking-train returned yesterday
at A. NJ. from the front of the California
and Oregon Railroad, where it went on an
expedition 10 pick up scraps from along
the line of the road. 1t brought back the
| large snow pillow, which will be overhauled
and put in condition for next winters
| service.
| The wished-for fish ladder has been put
| in place at Moore's dam, Cache creek, and
| it is reported to be good one. 1t was put
| in about week ago, and when finished a
| bottle of wine was broken over it and the
ladder christened the Frances Folsom. The
fish, it is said, have no difficulty in finding
| their way up it.
Some days ago the Commissioners of the
Marshall Monument submitted the Act
creating the Commission to Attorney Gen
| eral Johnson for his legal construction as to
| their powers. He has rendered written
opinion which is entirely satisfactory to
| the Commission, and it will at once pro-
coed to carry out the provisions of the Act.
The Woodland Mail of yesterday says:
Hon. Charles f. Reed came up from San
Francisco last evening. He reports that
| the prospects for big wheat crop in the
| vicinity of Knights Landing are 1atteripg.
He believes that the wheat market will
| hold up and that our farmers will real
| ize very nearly. if not quite dollar per
bushe for their grain this year"
AT the colored peoples picnic at Goth
| rims Grove yesterday, which was attended
] by three carloads of excursionists from this
| city, there was a ball game between mines
| w. Peck for $25 a side and the prize of $40
| offered by the committee. The Peck nine
won with score of 10 to 3 and an inning
to spare. The picnic was much enjoyed
| by all participants.
The annual fair to be held at Placerville
this fail will no doubt be the best district
| fair held in the State. They have an excel
lent race-track, fine pavilion, and the peo-
| pie of Ell Dorado, especially the agricult-
wrists and horticulturists are going to
make an exhibition that will simply be an
| Immense eye-opener to Eastern visitors,
and CaliforniaDs as well, who think there
is nothing in the State north of Los An
geles.
The following scores were made bv men,
bers of Company B at Folsom on Sunday
with their twelve pound cannon at an Sx10
| target, 600 yards. The bull's-eye was q
inches in diameter: Captain Cook 4, Lieu
| tenant Kay0, Lieutenant Strong 2, Sergean.
Kaufman 4, Hoagland 4. Philips 0, Con-
stable ., Vaudeville 4, Bauquier 2, Claus
| 0, Barclay 0, Shannon ., Best 0.
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